The New Mega Millions® Game
Mega Millions is now bigger and better than ever!
Bigger & Faster Growing Jackpots
The exciting new Mega Millions game has a starting jackpot of $50 million instead of the previous $20 million!
Jackpots grow faster more frequently. If the jackpot is not won, it will typically increase by a minimum of $10 million per roll, depending on sales.
Better Prizes & Odds
Say goodbye to breakeven prizes – meaning whenever you win, you will receive more than the cost of the ticket!
The new Mega Millions game has improved odds:
- Overall odds will be 1 in 23.08, compared to the current odds of 1 in 24.12
- Odds of winning the jackpot will be 1 in 290,472,336, down from 1 in 302,575,350
New Built-In Multiplier
Amplify your non-jackpot prize by as much as 10 times the original amount. Picture yourself receiving a prize multiplied by one of the dazzling options: 2X, 3X, 4X, 5X, or even a staggering 10X!
This exhilarating multiplier is seamlessly built into every Mega Millions ticket. When you buy your ticket, the multiplier is automatically included — no extra steps required.
$5 Per Play
Each play costs $5 to support the value of the new changes to Mega Millions.
This is only the second price adjustment since the launch of Mega Millions in 2002 and the first since the current game matrix was adopted in 2017.
Experience the bigger, better, new Mega Millions!
- First draw for the new Mega Millions game will be at 8:00 p.m. on Tuesday, April 8
- You must use the new Mega Millions playslip if you are selecting your own numbers and not using Quick Pick®. The new Mega Millions playslip will be available at your local California Lottery retailer.
- All vending machines are updated to offer the new Mega Millions game
- The gameplay for Mega Millions is the same. For each play, select five numbers and one Mega number by using a play slip to choose your own numbers or buy a Quick Pick®, and a random number generator will choose the numbers for you
- Reminder: all Mega Millions sales are final. Your ticket is your receipt. Once it prints, the play cannot be canceled or refunded
